Mariah Durrant
Senior Mariah Durrant won a three-set marathon, 8-6, in a tiebreaker to lift Lycoming past Stevenson.

Women's Tennis

Durrant guts out win to lift Warriors past Mustangs, 5-4

Box Score STEVENSON, Md. – After nearly an hour-long third-set, senior Mariah Durrant (Manchester, Md./Manchester Valley) took the tiebreaker, 8-6, to lift the Lycoming College women's tennis team to a dramatic 5-4 MAC Commonwealth win over Stevenson University to clinch the team's first winning season since 2003 on Saturday, April 1, at the Greenspring Tennis Courts.
 
The Warriors (9-2 overall, 1-0 MAC Commonwealth) used the bottom half of its lineup to notch the win, its second straight over the Mustangs (3-6 overall, 0-1 MAC Commonwealth), as it won the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles and No. 4, 5, and 6 singles matches, with the latter two coming in three sets.
 
Durrant provided the clinching point as she improved to 7-2 this season with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (6) win over Nina Betz at No. 6 singles.
 
The team's other singles wins came from sophomore Kimberleigh Parroccini (Warren, Pa./Warren Area) added a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 win over Colleen Martin at No. 5 singles and freshman Julia Nagle (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) added a 6-4, 6-2 win over Christina Endy at No. 4 to improve to 8-4 on the season.
 
In the first three singles flights, the Warriors lost two sets 7-5 and one 7-6, as well as one going three sets, with all three matches tight.
 
In the earlier doubles play, Nagle teamed with freshman Hannah Summerson (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport Area) to post an 8-2 win over Kirstyn Davidson and Endy at No. 2 to become the sixth duo in program history to win 10 matches in a single season together. Parroccini teamed with sophomore Brittany Lenze (St. Mary's, Pa./Elk County Catholic) for an 8-3 win over Martin and Betz at No. 3.
 
The Warriors continue MAC Commonwealth play on Tuesday, April 4, when they host Albright College at 3:30 p.m. at Bruce Henry Park.
 
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Players Mentioned

Mariah Durrant

Mariah Durrant

5' 4"
Senior
Brittany Lenze

Brittany Lenze

5' 7"
Sophomore
Kimberleigh Parroccini

Kimberleigh Parroccini

5' 8"
Sophomore
Julia Nagle

Julia Nagle

5' 7"
First Year
Hannah Summerson

Hannah Summerson

5' 2"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Mariah Durrant

Mariah Durrant

5' 4"
Senior
Brittany Lenze

Brittany Lenze

5' 7"
Sophomore
Kimberleigh Parroccini

Kimberleigh Parroccini

5' 8"
Sophomore
Julia Nagle

Julia Nagle

5' 7"
First Year
Hannah Summerson

Hannah Summerson

5' 2"
First Year